TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Readers who love the dozens of genres celebrated at the Tucson Festival of Books will also meet authors during special panels this weekend. For comics artist Henry Barajas, it’s a homecoming of sorts. His journey took him from Tucson to Los Angeles and several major comic studios. This Sunday, Barajas will … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When charismatic opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was gunned down on a bridge near the Kremlin in February 2015, more than 50,000 Muscovites expressed their shock and outrage the next day at the brazen assassination. Police stood aside as they rallied and chanted anti-government slogans. Nine years later, stunned and angry Russians … Read more
ROGACA, Serbia (AP) — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraineshe expected no backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia is trying to become a formal member of the European Union while adopting all the democratic values that come with membership, she thought. Now … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — World leaders and Russian opposition activists wasted no time Friday in blaming President Vladimir Putin and his government for the reported death of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “It is clear that he was killed by Putin,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Germany as he sought help for his … Read more